the Garter. Leg. carolys . i i . d : g : mag : b r i : fr a : e t .
HI : REX . CORONATVS.
Rev. Charles II,, as a shepherd, crook in hand, mantle
floating behind him ; three flocks of sheep feeding round him.
Leg. DIXI . ovstodiam . XXIII . APRIL . 1661. (I have said I
will keep them. 28 April, 1661.)
Edge, coronato . pa s t o r e . ovat . o v il e . (The fold rejoices
when the shepherd is crowned.) Stops, stars.
T8. Med. Hist, xxviii. 8. Evelyn, 129.
MB. At. Munich, At. Bare.
Upon this and the following medals the King is seen
“ Here, like the people’s Pastor”—W a l l e r .
promising to
“ Act the Shepherd in a noble sphere,
And take his nation into royal care.”—P a r n e l l .
79. C oron a t io n. 1661. “ D ix i C u sto d iam . ”
Another pair of dies, slightly varying from the preceding.
On the obverse the George of the Garter is omitted, and r ., the
initial of Thomas Bawlins, the artist, is inserted under the
bust; and on the reverse the sheep are rather less numerous.
Edge. The same.
1-3.
MB. At. "Very rare.
The dies of this medal are cracked, which may account for
others, so similar, having been executed.
80. C o r on a t io n. 1661. “ D ix i C u sto d iam . ”
Bust of Charles II., L, crowned, hair long, flowing over the
shoulders, in falling lace collar, ermine robes, and collar of the
Garter. Leg. carolvs . i i . d : g . mag : b r it : fr a : e t .
h i : r e x . cor. Below, r . (Thomas Bawlins.)
Rev. Charles II., as a shepherd, crook in hand, no floating
mantle; sheep small and few. Upper leg. d ix i . ovstodiam.
Lower leg. 23 . a p r il . 1661.
Edge. Plain.
1-35.
MB. AS gilt. Stockholm, At. Bare.
81. C o ro n a t io n . 1661. “ D ix i C u s t o d iam . ”
Bust of Charles II., I., crowned, hair long, flowing over the
shoulders, in falling lace collar, ermine robes, and collar of the
Garter with medal, not the George. Leg. carolvs . i i . d . g .
MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HI . REX . COR0.
Rev. Charles II., as a shepherd, crook in hand, end of scarf
flowing slightly below the elbow; three flocks of sheep. Leg.
DIXI . CVSTODIAM . XXIII . APRIL . 1661.
Edge. Plain.
1-25.
MB. AS gilt. Bare.
82. C o r on a t io n . 1661. “ D ix i C u sto d iam . ”
Another ; similar to the preceding, but on the obverse below
bust r . (Thomas Bawlins), and the edge inscribed, coronato .
PASTORE . OVAT . OVILE . 1661.
1-25.
Bodley, At. Very rare.
88. C o ron a t io n . 1661. “ I am E l o r e s c it . ”
Bust of Charles II., I., laureate, hair long, flowing over the
shoulders, in falling lace collar, ermine robes, collar and
George of the Garter. Leg. carolvs . i i . d . g . mag . b r it .
FRA . ET . HIB . REX . FI . DE.